Box Score (Game 1)
Box Score (Game 2)
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Western New England College softball team defeated host Williams 4-3 in the second game of a non-league doubleheader Wednesday (Apr. 7) to earn a split. The Ephs took opener by the score of 4-2.
Under summer-like conditions in Berkshire County, both teams played a pair of highly-competitive contests.
WNEC freshman pitcher
Rachele Fecteau (East Lyme, CT) gained her first collegiate victory after giving up only three hits and two runs (one earned) with three strikeouts and a walk in four innings. Sophomore
Alyssa Obin (Plymouth, MA) gave up four hits and struck out two in the final three innings to pick up her first collegiate save.
The Golden Bears took advantage of a pair of errors to score four unearned runs.
Sophomore designated hitter
Sarah Lempicki (Southington, CT) had two hits, including a two-run single in the second when the Golden Bears scored three times to take a 4-0 lead.
Senior center fielder
Lauren Arsenault (Fitchburg, MA) and senior right fielder
Christina Farese (Marlborough, MA) each collected a pair of hits as well.
In the opener, freshman center fielder
Cedar Blazek (Highlands Ranch, CO) hit a walk-off one-out homer for the Ephs.
Sophomore
Meagan Riemann (Dayville, CT) had a solid outing for the Golden Bears allowing only six hits and a run in five innings.
An RBI double by Lempicki in the sixth gave the Golden Bears a 2-1 lead before the Ephs tied the game with a run in the bottom of the inning on a lead-off solo homer by Blazek
Freshman pitcher
Megan Casey (Greenwood Village, CO) allowed only four hits with eight strikeouts and a walk in a complete game performance.
